Surf Report

Hawaii County Surf Forecast for January 07, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 4-6 4-6 2-4 2-4
East Facing 4-6 3-5 3-5 3-5
South Facing 3-5 3-5 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
High Temperature Around 80.
Winds Southeast winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 1.0 feet 07:47 AM HST.
High 1.2 feet 11:11 AM HST.
Low -0.2 feet 05:56 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:56 AM HST.
Sunset 5:56 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the upper 60s.
Winds South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay High 2.6 feet 01:43 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.8 feet 08:27 AM HST.
High 1.1 feet 12:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 6:56 AM HST.
Sunset 5:57 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 2-4 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 2-4 2-4 2-4
TODAY

Weather Mostly sunny. Isolated showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds Light and variable winds, becoming west
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.7 feet 08:24 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 11:49 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.5 feet 08:59 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 12:38 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:00 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy.
Low Temperature In the mid 60s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Kona Low -0.1 feet 06:33 PM HST.
High 2.1 feet 02:21 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 06:29 PM HST.
High 2.3 feet 02:15 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the lower 80s.
Winds East winds around 5 mph, increasing to
south around 15 mph in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low 0.6 feet 09:04 AM HST.
High 0.9 feet 12:55 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.3 feet 09:41 AM HST.
High 0.6 feet 01:44 PM HST.
Sunrise 7:00 AM HST.
Sunset 6:01 PM HST.

Swell Summary

The current north-northwest swell will continue to slowly decline today. The next moderate northwest swell is due to arrive Monday, and may push north shore surf to the advisory levels from Tuesday into Wednesday. East shore surf will decline today with small surf through the first half of the week. Small surf will also continue on south shores this week.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting N 20-25mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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